Geol. 821 TECTONIC GEOMORPHOLOGY (2 C.H)
Geomorphology, introduction to tectonic geomorphology, geomorphic markers, tectonic landforms, stress, strain, faults and folds, short-term deformation(geodesy), rates of deformation (erosion and uplift), types of deformations, evidences of deformations, deformation and geomorphology, tectonic geomorphology at Late Cenozoic Time Scales, identification of active and neotectonic structures in field and on satellite images.
Books Recommended:
- Tectonic geomorphology by Douglas W. Burbank. Robert S. Anderson, 2001, Blackwell Science.
- Active tectonics and Alluvial rivers by S. A. Schumm, J. F. Dumont, J. M.Holbrook, 2000, CAMBRIDGE University Press.